Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-08

VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA NEWS.
Portsmouth has been added to the list OF
free delivery postoffices.
Miss Mary Overton Miner daughter of
the late DIR. Charles Miner, died near Stony
Point, Albemarle county, Monday.
An engineer corps have commenced sur
yeying the route of the Atlantic and Dan
vile Railroad from Portsmouth to Hicks
ford.
The Common Council of Richmond Mon
day night granted permission to the Union
Passenger Company to run its cars by cleo
tricity.
James Halliday, restaurant waiter in
Norfolk, fell from an excursion train going
out of Portsmouth yesterday morning and
was badly injured.
The Governor was at Blacksburg College
Yesterday. To-day he will be at Emory
College, and TO morrow will 30 to Stanton
to participate in the exercises incident to
Memorial Day
The case of NJ. 3. Farley, for shooting
George w. Garner, was called in the magis'
trates' court, in the county of Pittsylvania,
Yesterday. and the case turned over to the
Danvlle city authorities.
Mr.. I. T. Hudgns, of Matthews county,
on going out to fish in his pond yesterday
morning, found drowned white man in 1t.
The body looked as if it had been in the
water some time. It had on heavy plaid
coat, and the overshirt was brown.
On Monday afternoon an incendary ERE
on the farm of James G.. Hodges, in Norfolk
county, destroyed the barn and stables,
number of horses, carriages, hay, corn and
fodder, and lot of farming implements.
There was no insurance on the property.
The directors of the Richmond and West
Point Terminal Company have declared g
semi.annual dividend of two-and half per
cent. on the preferred stock, and the direct
ors of the Richmond and Danville Railroad
have declared semi-annual dividend of
three per cent. Both dividends are payable
July l.
In a difficulty at Danville, yesterday
| morning, between two negroes-Jef1 Terry
aud Jim Mason-the former shot the latter,
the ball entering his face between the bridge
of the nose ana the corner of the left eye.
Terry claimed that the shooting was acct
dental, but threw the pistol in the canal.
Terry is in Jail.
Gen. Malone has been for some days, and
is still, engaged writing out his plans for a
settlement of the State debt, which. he
thinks, will prove satisfactory to the foreign
bondholders. The document, it is said, will
be very long, and when finished will prob
ably be printed in pamphlet form and dis
tributed throughout the State.
John W. Sherman & Brother. late propri-
etors of the Lynchburg Daily Pirginiaa,
have filed a suit against Charles w. Button
from whom they purchased the paper for
500, 900. They claim Misrepresentation in
regard to The circulation, advertising pat
ronage and expenses of conducting the bust
ness. Button still holds their note for s., 900
on the purchase.
: j. Keller, of Vaudeville, Hardy cOun-
ty, w. Va. aged 20 years, one of the owners
of Capon Iron Works, died suddenly at the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot in Win.
chester yesterday afternoon He ran rapidly
to catch the train to Woodstock, and upon
arriving at The depot was exhausted. After
buying his ticket he sat down, Immediately
fell over to one side, gasped twice and died
of apoplexy
PC. N. Blake, the Englishman who was
charged with forging Mr.. John Glenn'a
name to recommendations on which he OBJ
tanned credit from several Lynchburg mer.
chants, was tried in the Corporation Court
Of that city on Monday. The defence made
plea of insanity and Drs. w. Il. Walker
and Benjamin Blackford testified 10 that eff
feet The jury failed TO agree and nolic
prOSequi was entered, and the Lord" set
| free.
Judge Bond, of the U. S. Circuit Court,
having enjoined the proper officers through
out the State from enforcing the act known
as the coupon crusher," Attorney Gener.
al Ayers, to bring Judge Bonds action un-
der review by the United States Supreme
Court, has placed himself in contempt by
serving notice of suit on the agent of
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Compa
ny. 1t ia expected that his proceedings will
be reported to Judge Bond, who will order
him to be committed for contempt, and that
then Mr.. Ayers will sue out writ Of habeas
corpus from justice of the U. s. Supreme
Court